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oversimplify

[ oh-ver-sim-pluh-fahy ]

verb (used with or without object)

oversimplified, oversimplifying.
  1. to simplify to the point of error, distortion, or misrepresentation.


oversimplify

/ ˌəʊəˈɪɪˌڲɪ /

verb

  1. to simplify (something) to the point of distortion or error
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌDZˌھˈپDz, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • v·p·ھ·tDz noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of oversimplify1

First recorded in 1920–25; over- + simplify
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While plausible, this view oversimplifies broader global trade instability that South America is also exposed to.

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Even for more general financial topics like retirement planning, the advice can be oversimplified or, in some cases, inaccurate.

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His combative style has also been divisive, and he has been criticised for oversimplifying complex issues for political gain.

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"Thinking of it as any senator’s pet agency is just oversimplifying the demand and need for it"

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Winning over audiences to these stories requires striking a balance between clarity and complexity without oversimplifying its dizzily complex politics and mythology.

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